Filmmaker John Waters: All You Can Eat Restaurants Should be Illegal
If you’re afraid of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s call for limiting the size of soft drinks, you’re going to quake in your boots when you hear what filmmaker John Waters said Friday.
Appearing on HBO’s Real Time, Waters told host Bill Maher that he didn’t understand how all you can eat restaurants are legal (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
Well into the panel discussion segment, Maher brought up Bloomberg’s soft drink edict.
Waters replied, “I’m for it, I know what he means. But technically, how about all you can eat restaurants? They’re obscene to me. I don’t get how they’re legal.”
Yeah, because people shouldn’t be allowed to eat all they want because much like dogs we don’t know when we’re full.
On the other hand, Waters revealed his own inability to curtail consumption when he admitted that he used to smoke five packs of cigarettes a day despite them being “the only thing the government ever told you was true – they kill you.”
So maybe liberals who clearly can’t control their habits even when informed they’re killing themselves really need the government telling them what to do.
Just leave the rest of us that are capable of self-control out of it.
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Good Grief!
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 11:45am.
Now it’s the “War on the Golden Corral.”
Personally speaking, I think there should be “All the beer you can drink saloons.”
- Grump :o)
Most of the Chinese
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 4:02pm.
Most of the Chinese resturants around here are all you can eat. Sorry Grumpy that don't include adult beverages.
Rule of Life #4183 -- Advice
Submitted by Galvanic on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 11:46am.
"Never listen to a man whose sport jacket was cut from apholstery you would never let in your home. "
To paraphrase Rodney Dangerfield
Submitted by Kingfish17 on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 5:24pm.
The last time I saw a sport coat like that, it was hanging as a set of curtains in a mobile home.
"You can’t go take a trip to Las Vegas...on the taxpayer’s dime." Barack Obama
Well that didn't take long.
Submitted by motherbelt on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 11:52am.
I commented in the other thread that they start with doing things "voluntarily," then they get into laws....
liberalism is a sickness
Submitted by Kuso Jiji on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 12:01pm.
regulating how much people eat or drink is the very definition of tyranny.
But he's really not saying
Submitted by balboa on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 4:46pm.
But he's really not saying that, is he? He's just saying that restaurants shouldn't provide unlimited food for one price.
Is he really?
Submitted by Kingfish17 on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 5:29pm.
Nobody can eat an unlimited amount of food, no matter the price. It's ALL YOU CAN EAT. Not unlimited amounts of food. There is a limit.
"You can’t go take a trip to Las Vegas...on the taxpayer’s dime." Barack Obama
I don't think Waters would
Submitted by balboa on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 5:48pm.
I don't think Waters would have a problem with someone buying a meal, and then buying more until they were full.
OK then, lemme axe you
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 6:00pm.
OK then, lemme axe you sumpin, Rocky. If you were going out for dinner, and there was a restaurant that advertaised 'all you can eat' for $15, and there was a similiar restaurant right next to it - same food, same menu, same setting, and it gave a defined and limited food amount for $15, which one would you go to???
Personally, I'm a big fan of 'all you can eat' salad bars. But maybe you can help a dumb-ass country boy blue collar worker like myself to understand WHY THE HELL the government would have anything to do with an 'all you can eat' restaurant anyway??? Plus, Rocky - would you actually defer to a twerpy little queebie like this clown in a trailerpark curtain suit to make your eating habit decisions for you??? I didn't think so...............
I'm probably not 'nuanced', or 'smart' enough to figure this out on my own.
Kingfish, Shame on you sir!
Submitted by Liberallies on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 6:17pm.
Kingfish,
Shame on you sir! you should know better by now. You are asking Rocky, received too many blows to the head by allowing himself to be brainwashed with Liberal propaganda, Balboa to do something he has never been able to do....to THINK beyond the Liberal propaganda he has been spoon fed all of his life and which he uncritically swallowed and believed.
Remember, you are talking to Balboa, an individual who demands that an Olympian's motives be questioned when she publicly stated she is a virgin. But if anyone dares question the motives of his boyfriend Jon Stewart, well, in Rocky's eyes, you are an idiot.
1. Probably wouldn't matter
Submitted by balboa on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 6:18pm.
1. Probably wouldn't matter to me which restaurant I went to. If I was looking to be the biggest bang for my buck, I'd probably go to the all you can eat place.
2. I don't think the government should have anything to do with an all you can eat restaurant.
3. I wouldn't defer to Waters for m eating decisions.
And don't sell yourself short; you're a tremendous nuance.
All you can eat places
Submitted by redfish on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 6:41pm.
All you can eat places typically don't give you as good quality food though, they prepare it cheaply.
Not always true, it turns out.
Submitted by IdahoJim on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 3:12pm.
I've spent most of my life avoiding cafeteria type restaurants such as all-you-can-eat because I thought there was just something crass about reaching under a sneeze guard to fetch some foodish item. J always said she felt the same way.
All that may have changed;my friends dragged J and I to a local all-you-can-eat chain restaurant and I was surprised at the quality of the food. I am an amateur chef and do all the cooking at my house so I know a little about tasty food. All the offerings were prepared and presented very nicely, to my surprise. Eating it was a pleasure. Although it is a little (or even a lot) impersonal.
Completely unexpected? Yes. Have we been back? No. Our preferred restaurant staff know us by name and are always glad we came.
IdahoJim
http://idahoandy.net
Well, then - why even bother
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 6:51pm.
Well, then - why even bother with this thread, and saying what you said, if those are your honest answers???
And, for some reason, I think that being called a 'tremendous nuance' is some kind of a 'chop', but I'm not nuanced enough to tell!!!
Obviously you must have
Submitted by balboa on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 10:32pm.
Obviously you must have missed the nuance of my first post.
There is no nuance to horse manure, bal.
Submitted by drsamherman on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 12:26pm.
Glib one-liners have all the nuance and debating utility of an advertising jingle.
At least we're getting some coherent stuff from you when you start listing your points.
Good evening drsam
Submitted by cocodrie on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 12:38pm.
My appologies but you seem to think that bal knows the meaning of nuance.
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
So you're anti-jingle? Why do
Submitted by balboa on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 4:40pm.
So you're anti-jingle? Why do you hate America?
You bigot. Since when are jingles American?
Submitted by drsamherman on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 4:56pm.
Well?
Duh, everyone knows that
Submitted by balboa on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 5:04pm.
Duh, everyone knows that jingles are American capitalism at its best. Move to Cuba!
Really?
Submitted by drsamherman on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 5:09pm.
Source?
You're still a bigot.
American jingles are the
Submitted by balboa on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 5:15pm.
American jingles are the best, relegating all others as to render them unmentionable.
My source is the ear.
The Ear?
Submitted by CobraMan on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 5:26pm.
"My source is the ear."
What does Obama have to do with it?
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
Who says he's anti-jingle?
Submitted by CobraMan on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 5:08pm.
Who says he's anti-jingle, Bal? Besides yourself, that is?
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
(Was it not clear that I'm
Submitted by balboa on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 5:17pm.
(Was it not clear that I'm being sarcastic? Thought it was an over-the-top enough accusation.)
(You forgot the <sarc> tag)
Submitted by CobraMan on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 5:25pm.
By the way, whats up with the parentheses?
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
It's a visual way to imply an
Submitted by balboa on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 6:08pm.
It's a visual way to imply an aside? Seemed to fit.
Bal, How about we limit the
Submitted by LAM SON 719 on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 3:21am.
Bal,
How about we limit the amount of times you can use the toilet, or how much water you can drink, or maybe you should be forced to go without electricity three days a week, all in the name of saving the planet. Keep up the good work, your promotion from useful idiot to lefist drone is in the mail.
So, it';s a fiscial thing.
Submitted by CobraMan on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 12:03pm.
"I don't think Waters would have a problem with someone buying a meal, and then buying more until they were full."
So, it's a fiscal consideration, eh?
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
I don't care if every
Submitted by balboa on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 4:39pm.
I don't care if every restaurant is all you can eat. I was just trying to help explain what I think Waters means, which isn't really easy because he doesn't expound on his statement.
Ok, I get it, Bal, you're arrogant.
Submitted by CobraMan on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 5:07pm.
Ok, I get it. You felt it was important for you to explain to us all what you're interpretation is because he didn't "expound" on what he said, correct? We're obviously not intelligent enough to make our own determinations as to the "meaning" of his words. It's much better that we have YOU to explain it to us, isn't that right? How perfectly arrogant of you!
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
Why should
Submitted by misterbee241 on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 2:57pm.
I care what Waters would or would not have a problem with? He's nothing to me.
I did that once
Submitted by IdahoJim on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 3:02pm.
After pulling an all-weekend duty shift with no sleep and very few meals.
I went over to the enlisted man's club and ordered two complete ham steak dinners, salads, desert and all. Then I ate both of them, teeth and toenails. My buddies and the waitress were very impressed, especially when I gave the waitress a separate tip for each meal.
Then I slept for 12+ hours.
IdahoJim
http://idahoandy.net
Typical lib problem.
Submitted by ant on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 6:21pm.
"He's just saying that restaurants shouldn't provide unlimited food for one price."
Well, there's a lot of things wrong with that statement..but to stick with your own point....that is NOT what he's saying. He's saying they shouldn't be ALLOWED...he said he doesn't see how that's LEGAL. See the difference in what you think he said and what he actually said?
And again, like Noel said...we are not dogs..when was the last time you ate to the point that you had to vomit? People are not without sense....it's just that liberals think they are because liberals are without it.
Why shouldn't they, Bal?
Submitted by CobraMan on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 12:08pm.
"He's just saying that restaurants shouldn't provide unlimited food for one price."
Why shouldn't they be allowed to do that, Bal?
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
Isn't John Waters one of the
Submitted by motherbelt on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 12:11pm.
Isn't John Waters one of the guests who agreed with Bill Maher's ridiculous unfounded claim that the US is fifth worst in the world in income inequality?
Oh, by all means, let's let HIM tell us what to do!!
actually Mr. Waters, what should be illegal
Submitted by agingcynic on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 12:25pm.
is all YOU can eat venues.
"not that there's anything
Submitted by agingcynic on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 12:26pm.
"not that there's anything WRONG with that....."
'Filmmaker John Waters: All
Submitted by Soldat44 on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 12:26pm.
'Filmmaker John Waters: All You Can Eat Restaurants Should be Illegal'
Unless, of course, they are gay-owned buffets.
I'm guessing Mr. Waters is
Submitted by ckc1227 on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 12:31pm.
I'm guessing Mr. Waters is perfectly fine with all you can eat night at the local bath house though.
Anorexic vegetarians have no sense of humor.
Submitted by SickofLibs on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 1:14pm.
.
obscene?
Submitted by FistsforLiberty on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 1:35pm.
This coming from a man who filmed a tranny eating real dog shit.
I remember that
Submitted by misterbee241 on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 3:00pm.
An obese tranny named Devine.
Hmmmmmmm?
Submitted by DontFeedTheTrolls on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 1:36pm.
No one ever died from a super sized drink.
Can't say the same for man on man sex.
So which should be banned?
Any thoughts John Waters?
Do these so-called Liberals,
Submitted by Semus on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 2:02pm.
Do these so-called Liberals, with all their demands for control of human nature and love of dictators really still think they're Liberals. How is that possible. I think their disdain is showing.
Control
Submitted by Kingfish17 on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 5:35pm.
Exactly. Liberals just want to control what other people do.
One Thanksgiving at my mother-in-law's house, a non-family member guest, (who was obviously liberal because of a related conversation), confessed to driving 55 MPH in the far left lane, and refusing to get over for people stacked up behind her. When I pressed her why she wouldn't pull over to the center or right lane, she responded that "55 MPH is the speed limit, and it's as fast as anyone should go!"
"You can’t go take a trip to Las Vegas...on the taxpayer’s dime." Barack Obama
This from a guy who convinced a transvestite...
Submitted by Servo1969 on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 2:20pm.
"But technically, how about all you can eat restaurants? They’re obscene to me."
This from a guy who had a transvestite eat a real piece of dog sh*t in one of his films.
And that is even more obscene
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 3:16pm.
And that is even more obscene than a gay president eating dog meat!!!
Just because Waters looks
Submitted by raccoonradio on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 2:38pm.
Just because Waters looks like he weighs about 50 pounds doesn't mean we all should.
>>he used to smoke five packs of cigarettes a day
There's a song lyric: "I used to smoke 5 packs of cigarettes a day, it was the hardest thing to put them away. I drank four, five bottles of wine. I had a glass in my hand all the time."---"Tryin' To Live My Life Without You"
All you can bloviate...
Submitted by sherlock1 on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 2:59pm.
All you can bloviate stupidity should be illegal too.
Evidently the government lied
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 3:14pm.
Evidently the government lied to this little poorly dressed tilley, because he's still alive after smoking 5 packs a day - unfortunatly!!
Nice Jacket...
Submitted by Tim_CA on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 3:34pm.
You should have worn the "fright wig" that came with it.
Well at least he didn't make
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 4:04pm.
Well at least he didn't make a stoooopid comment like Bloomberg saying that the Founders never fought for all you can eat.
First of all,
Submitted by nolefan2 on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 4:23pm.
who in the name of God suggested he wear that outfit on camera? Second, I doubt if anyone gives a rat's rear end what he thinks about all you can eat restaurants. Liberals really are stupid if they think anyone gives any credence to anything they believe.
Hey libs! None of your DAMNED
Submitted by rbosque on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 4:29pm.
Hey libs! None of your DAMNED business what people eat or drink.
Ban all you can eat
Submitted by redfish on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 5:07pm.
Ban all you can eat restaurants but don't censor primetime broadcast airwaves! Allowing people to eat food makes them fat but sex on tv doesn't influence people at all!
John Waters is awesome!
Submitted by mdweller on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 6:41pm.
I can't be mad at John Waters. He's from Baltimore. Plus, I think he was being over the top on purpose. That's kind of his thing folks.
And, mdweller, Ron Paul is your hero. ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 6:58pm.
That figures, based on your love affair with Waters.
Filming a tranny munching on dog feces IS pretty much the definition of over the top.
Thank you for the blinding glimpse of the obvious.
MD
I can't be mad at Boy Baraka.
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 7:50pm.
I can't be mad at Boy Baraka. He's from somewhere. And he's over the top on purpose also. That's his thing.
OK, I lied. I hate Boy Baraka with a serious enough force that he wouldn't want to meet me.. He's from an evil place - mentally, physically, spiritually,and politically. And he's trying to push us over the cliff on purpose. But, yeah, that IS his 'thing'.
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
Submitted by liberalsarefunny on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 7:20pm.
A freak is a freak....
Pelosi is from Baltimore too.
Submitted by misterbee241 on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 3:03pm.
That makes them special how?
What a Queen!
Submitted by dopeandblame2012 on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 7:42pm.
This drama queen wants to get rid of all you can eat restaurants but celebrates a lifestyle who primary method of "engagement" involves an unnatural, unhealthy, and physically damaging sex act??? I wonder how many lives have ended prematurely due to diseases brought about by this behavior? If you really want to focus on unhealthy behavior, you should start with this guy and the destructive physical behavior they engage in every day.
Wardrobe Police
Submitted by dimar on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 3:52am.
I believe that it is my choice to evaluate whether I want to purchase a particular size of drink or meal, not that of a Hollywood producer or a Wall Street investor, or a government worker. However, I do take offense at John Waters' jacket, and do believe that it should be illegal to sell such an item. It is clealy an eyesore and offensive to have to look at...
Did you?
Submitted by TXTRUTH on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 9:52am.
Lets pass a DID YOU law:
Brush your teeth before going to bed
Sit up straight
Finish your vegetables
Stop making that face or it will stay that way
Look both ways
Early to bed early to rise
Share
Only take one piece of candy
I am sure there are much more.
Well, we HAVE heard 'eat your
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 1:45pm.
Well, we HAVE heard 'eat your peas' from the ONE/WON on high!!! And Moooooooooochelle/Imelda/sASSquatch/Patrick Ewing in drag HAS told us to 'eat our vegetables....................and I think I heard something about 'spreading the wealth' too, right???
What about a salad bar?
Submitted by CobraMan on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 12:06pm.
I wonder if his revulsion also extends to an all-you-can-eat salad bar?
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
This is just one issue that
Submitted by ant on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 12:33pm.
This is just one issue that shows the average libtards' inability to empathize with people...'cause I tell ya, nothing gets me fueled up and satisfied as sitting back with a couple carrot sticks and a half pint of skim milk after laboring and lifting and being on my feet in the sun for 8 hours. I mean, I probably shouldn't expect them to know, maybe cutting all the sleeves off your dresses or reading from teleprompters doesn't burn as many calories as one would think.
freedoom
Submitted by right of way on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 2:15pm.
i think that everyone here on the site, (very smart posters here), knew that this was comming. it was just a matter of time. more laws, less freedom, or freedoom. i hate to say this but toilet paper is next!
All you can eat, at a ridiculous price!
Submitted by Kingfish17 on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 4:05pm.
And I don't mean ridiculously low, either. As long as we are talking about "All you can eat" places, here is one of my favorites: Bally's Sterling Brunch
Here's a quote from the article: "Some guests have complained about the current $85 price, Piston says, but devotees understand what exactly their money buys them. It's not unusual for people to arrive at 9:30 a.m. and stay until 2 p.m., eating as much lobster and drinking as much champagne as they want. Others take the opportunity to fill up on as much as 4 ounces of caviar, he adds."
We don't eat there every time we go to Vegas. And we really don't put on a gut pack when we "brunch" there either. (Although Kingfish17 does tend to over indulge on the Champaign). The maitre d' has gotten to know us over the years and it's not unusual for us to take a full bottle of Champaign out of the restaurant before we go hit the crap tables.
If you're ever in Vegas and want to experience the type of excess that the Obama's love to partake in, while telling you, (from the non caviar-lobster-shrimp-champaign-sushi-etc. stuffed side of their mouth) to avoid for the good of the country, then you should check out Bally's Sterling Brunch.
"You can’t go take a trip to Las Vegas...on the taxpayer’s dime." Barack Obama
Bally's ?
Submitted by Agnostic on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 2:19pm.
Beluga, Osetra, or Sevruga?
No clue
Submitted by Kingfish17 on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 2:46pm.
I don't eat the caviar. Don't like the stuff. It comes from sturgeons, based on everything I've read about the brunch, if that's helpful.
And yea, Bally's. Kind of surprising that this type of brunch is at Bally's, because it would be kind to say Bally's is a middle tier casino/hotel. I usually stay at Paris, when we go to Vegas for fun, but I gamble a lot at Bally's, and have played there since the early 80's, when it was a little more upscale.
"You can’t go take a trip to Las Vegas...on the taxpayer’s dime." Barack Obama
Thanks -
Submitted by Agnostic on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 11:21pm.
may come in handy
Multiple Maniac
Submitted by ZuccoZoid on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 10:46am.
Lighten up! John Waters is a hoot on wheels. He's messing with you.
Start with Female Trouble. Beware the rest, however.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072979/
Really??? The only thing
Submitted by killa37 on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 2:06pm.
Really??? The only thing funny about this moron is his looks and his warbrobe.